China News Service, Haikou, July 12 (Reporter Yin Haiming) Feng Fei, Governor of Hainan Province, said at a press conference on the theme of "This Ten Years of China, Hainan" of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China on the 11th that Hainan will determine the preparations for the customs closure operation. The "Three Lists" were designated as the No. 1 project, and the province's efforts were made to fight on the map and push forward with all-out efforts.
The task list guides the software and hardware tasks to be completed in the island-wide customs closure before the end of 2024, involving 64 key contents in 11 aspects, including port planning and construction, layout and construction of non-customs areas, and taxation arrangements.
The project list is the projectization of hardware tasks.
The first batch of customs closure projects, with a planned total investment of more than 12 billion yuan, will start a batch of the first batch of customs closure projects at the end of July, and all of them will start before the end of June next year.
In the stress test list, in order to reduce the risk of policy gaps before and after customs closure, we will strive to fully test and implement most free trade port policies before customs closure.
There are currently 27 items in the stress test list, which will be dynamically added in due course according to the needs of the island-wide customs clearance work.
Feng Fei said that a phased goal for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port is to launch the island-wide customs closure operation in a timely manner by the end of 2025, and fully implement the "first-line liberalization, second-line control" import and export system of goods, which is of milestone significance.
Feng Fei said that the so-called "first line" refers to the connection between the Hainan Free Trade Port and the world. The opening of the "first line" means that the connection between Hainan Free Trade Port and the world will be smoother, and more free and convenient trade will be implemented on the island. investment policy.
For example, goods outside the list of prohibited and restricted categories can be freely imported and exported, goods outside the catalogue of taxable goods shall be exempted from import tariffs, and the tax system of "zero tariff, low tax rate, and simplified tax system" shall be implemented.
"Second line" refers to the connection between Hainan Free Trade Port and the mainland. "Second line" control refers to moderate control between Hainan Free Trade Port and the mainland. The convergence of gaps in tax arrangements.
The objects of management are mainly goods, commodities, and means of transportation, and personnel exchanges with the mainland will not change.
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